BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 BSI Standards Publication Communication cables — Specifications for test methods Part 4-16: Environmental test methods — Circuit integrity under fire conditions BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 50289-4-16:2016 It supersedes BS EN 50289-4-16:2012 which is withdrawn The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee EPL/46, Cables, wires and waveguides, radio frequency connectors and accessories for communication and signalling A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users are responsible for its correct application © The British Standards Institution 2016 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2016 ISBN 978 580 93150 ICS 33.120.10 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 September 2016 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Text affected BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50289-4-16 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2016 ICS 33.120.10 Supersedes EN 50289-4-16:2012 English Version Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 416: Environmental test methods - Circuit integrity under fire conditions Câbles de communication - Spécifications des méthodes d'essais - Partie 4-16: Méthodes d'essais d¿environnement - Intégrité du circuit en cas d'incendie Kommunikationskabel - Spezifikationen für Prüfverfahren Teil 4-16: Umweltprüfverfahren - Funktionserhalt im Brandfall This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-07-22 CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2016 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members Ref No EN 50289-4-16:2016 E BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) Contents Page European foreword Scope .4 Normative references .4 Circuit Integrity 3.1 General .4 3.2 Circuit integrity classification .5 Test procedure 4.1 Preliminary tests .5 4.2 EN 50200 4.3 EN 50577 4.4 Electrical test during fire Requirements 6 Test report Annex A (informative) Information regarding classification .8 A.1 General .8 A.2 Functional requirement (PH or P) and Interpretation .8 A.3 Classification Bibliography Tables Table – Maximum frequency required tests and requirements .5 Table – Circuit integrity class Table – Period between two measurements Figure – Test fixture .6 BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) European foreword This document (EN 50289-4-16:2016) has prepared by CLC/TC 46X "Communication cables" The following dates are fixed: • latest date by which this document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2017-07-22 • latest date by which the national standards conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2019-07-22 Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This document supersedes EN 50289-4-16:2012 BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) Scope This European Standard, part of EN 50289, specifies the criteria for circuit integrity of control and communication cables – wires, symmetric cables, and coaxial cables with metallic conductors for use in e.g telecommunication, data transmission, radio frequency, video communication and signalling and control equipment The test method is described in EN 50200 and/or EN 50577 It is essential to use this European Standard with EN 50200 and/or EN 50577 for CPR purpose Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application For dated references, only the edition cited applies For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies EN 50117-1, Coaxial cables — Part 1: Generic specification EN 50200:2006, Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits EN 50288-1, Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control — Part 1: Generic specification EN 50289 (all parts), Communication cables — Specifications for test methods EN 50577, Electric cables — Fire resistance test for unprotected electric cables (P classification) EN 13501-3:2005+A1:2009, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 3: Classification using data from fire resistance tests on products and elements used in building service installations: fire resisting ducts and fire dampers 3.1 Circuit Integrity General The criteria that are used for defining fire resistant cables are deemed to demonstrate the ability of the cable to provide circuit integrity when subjected to fire Circuit integrity (continuity of signal supply) is based upon the maximum frequency for which the cable is specified in combination with the related transmission performances Compliance with this standard is not an indication that the cable will suite all types of applications or attack by any fire scenario It only ensures that the circuit integrity as defined in Table is maintained This clause specifies characteristics that shall be used to define the continuous maintenance of circuit integrity under fire conditions for communication cables The High Frequency Circuit Integrity is deemed to be maintained if the transmission characteristics at the maximum frequency, given in Table below for EN 50200 burner and for EN 50577 Furnace test, remains within the stated limits The degradation allowed is normalised to % per metre as the burner in EN 50200 is m and EN 50577 has > 2,5 m exposed to heat BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) Table — Single and multipairs Maximum frequency required tests and requirements Maximum Frequency High frequency b characteristics Test method Requirements for circuit integrity < 100 KHz Dielectric strength Capacity EN 50289-1-3, EN 50289-1-5 No short circuit/ 100V DC 70V AC Maximum difference < 30 % > 100 KHz < 100 MHz Dielectric strength EN 50289-1-3 No short circuit/ 100V DC 70V AC Attenuation NEXT EN 50289-1-8 EN 50289-1-X Maximum difference< 12,5 % > 26-15 Log10 (f/10) dB to 10 MHz > 100 MHz < 1000 MHz Dielectric strength EN 50289-1-3 No short circuit/ 100V DC 70V AC Attenuation, RL EN 50289-1-8 EN 50289-1-11 Maximum difference < 12,5 % > dB NEXT EN 50289-1-10 > 26-15 Log10 (f/10) dB to 10 MHz a with the exception of EN 50288-7 and EN 50288-8 Discussions between Customer and Producer necessary when System requirements demand other characteristic’s limits b High frequency characteristics shall be tested in accordance with EN 50288-1 for symmetrical cables Table — Coax maximum frequency required tests and requirements Maximum Frequency < 100 KHz > 100 KHz < 100 MHz > 100 MHz < 1000 MHz High frequency b characteristics Test method Requirements for circuit integrity Dielectric strength EN 50289-1-3, No short circuit/ 100V DC 70V AC Capacity EN 50289-1-5 Maximum difference < 30 % Dielectric strength Attenuation EN 50289-1-3 EN 50289-1-8 No short circuit/ 100V DC 70V AC Maximum difference< 12,5 % NEXT EN 50289-1-X > 26-15 Log10 (f/10) dB to 10 MHz Dielectric strength Attenuation, EN 50289-1-3 EN 50289-1-8 No short circuit/ 100V DC 70V AC Maximum difference < 12,5 % RL NEXT EN 50289-1-11 EN 50289-1-10 > dB > 26-15 Log10 (f/10) dB to 10 MHz a with the exception of EN 50288-7 and EN 50288-8 Discussions between Customer and Producer necessary when System requirements demand other characteristic’s limits b High frequency characteristics shall be tested in accordance with EN 50117-1 for coaxial cables 3.2 Circuit integrity classification Details regarding classification using data from this test are given in EN 13501-3:2005+A1:2009 Information regarding classification is given in EN 50200:2006, Annex D “Information regarding classification” Test longer than those classified can be declared without the classification 4.1 Test procedure Preliminary tests All cables shall be tested with EN 50289, electrical and mechanical tests as required by their relevant sectional specification before proceeding to the fire tests BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) 4.2 EN 50200 The burner, temperature, test duration etc shall be as described in EN 50200 4.3 EN 50577 The burner, temperature, test duration etc shall be as described in EN 50577 Length of cable to be tested inside the furnace should be defined depending on the chosen installation route Bending radius, tray type and clips used shall be reported 4.4 Electrical test during fire A sample greater than 30 m shall be used and set up in the following way: For the EN 50200 test the shortest route from the burner to the test equipment shall be ≤ 10 m, the remaining 20 m shall be either coiled (≥ 1,0 m Ø coil) or laid straight in to the other side of the test equipment For the EN 50577 test the route from the furnace building to the test equipment shall be 15 m, and each length outside the furnace housing shall be either coiled (≥ 1,0 m Ø coil) or laid straight in to the other side of the test equipment During the application of fire, when the lengths are exposed either 1m in EN 50200 and > 2,5 m in EN 50577, the parameters listed in Table shall be periodically monitored according to the relevant method of EN 50289-1 series Table — Maximum Period between each measurement -30 30 -120 min 10 Figure — Test fixture for EN 50200 Requirements During and after the application of fire, the degradation of parameters listed in Table shall not be worse than the value given in the same table The duration of survival is measured in minutes from the start to the point of failure when the degradation of parameters exceeds the values given in Table1; it shall be recorded for each cable tested up to a maximum survival time of 120 Test report The test report shall include the following information: BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) full description of cable tested; manufacturer of cable tested; test laboratory; test equipment or devices used; type and disposition of clips supporting cable sample tested to EN 50200 or type of trays and plastic ties supporting cable sample tested to EN 50577; the actual cable bending radius, clips and tray type used for the test; method used for temperature monitoring during the verification procedure; the duration of survival achieved; the number of this EN BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) Annex A (informative) Information regarding classification A.1 General The purpose of this annex is to provide information as to the derivation of the fire resistance classification (PH or P) for circuit integrity from test data The classification shall be determined by reference to EN 13501-3 A.2 Functional requirement (PH or P) and Interpretation The classification is based on the ability of electrical cables or optical cables to maintain a reliable form of power supply or signal from the source to the safety installation(s) when exposed to fire The performance criterion is continuity of power and/or signal supply The PH classification refers to a constant temperature attack of a notional 842 °C The P classification refers to an exposure to fire under the conditions of the standard time/temperature curve as per EN 1363-1 A.3 Classification The following classes are defined in the EC decision 2000/367/EC Classification PH 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 In accordance with the requirements of EN 13501-3, the number of tests on each cable sample for classification is two The measured duration of survival of both tests shall be equal to or exceed the stated classification (i.e 15, 30, 60, 90 or 120 min) According to the time during which circuit integrity is maintained, the cable is assigned to the class below depending upon the fire test that is used EN 50200 or EN 50577 Table A.1 — Circuit integrity class Circuit integrity class Circuit integrity class EN 50200 EN 50577 Circuit integrity maintained for PH15 P15 15 or more PH30 P30 30 or more PH60 P60 60 or more PH90 P90 90 or more PH120 120 120 or more BS EN 50289-4-16:2016 EN 50289-4-16:2016 (E) Bibliography EN 1363-1, Fire resistance tests — Part 1: General Requirements This page deliberately left blank This page deliberately left blank NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY 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